Tom Young

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .296
HR 13
RBI 226
H 358
OPS .782
PIV 1,434
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 210 lb
Born
9/6/1902 in Wetumpka, AL, USA
Died
12/27/1964 in Seattle, WA, USA

Full name: Thomas Jefferson Young

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
193.0 173.0 21.0 47.0 8.0 4.0 0 16.0 18.0 9.0 5.0 .272 .339 .364 .703

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
392 1,211 207 358 63 25 13 226 51 110 13 .296 .361 .421 .782 1,434

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career SLG .421 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OPS .782 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1926 KCM NNL 36 98 18 31 4 3 1 12 1 12 0 .316 .279 (+13%) .345 (+15%) .390 (+15%) .735 (+15%) 268.1
1927 KCM NNL 75 259 37 72 14 6 3 53 6 13 0 .278 .282 (-1%) .344 (-6%) .392 (+5%) .736 (avg) -53.3
1928 KCM NNL 39 105 11 28 7 1 0 13 2 8 1 .267 .280 (-5%) .342 (-5%) .395 (-11%) .737 (-8%) -142.2
1929 KCM NNL 44 136 36 49 10 4 5 35 8 7 0 .360 .289 (+25%) .353 (+13%) .415 (+45%) .769 (+30%) 700.0
1930 KCM NNL 55 181 40 57 13 6 2 30 16 24 8 .315 .293 (+7%) .354 (+14%) .429 (+13%) .784 (+14%) 495.6
1931 SLS NNL 21 71 14 19 4 1 0 14 4 8 0 .268 .276 (-3%) .338 (+1%) .388 (-9%) .726 (-4%) -43.0
1931 KCM IND 9 27 4 10 1 0 1 8 2 1 3 .370 — — — — -43.0
1932 DW EWL 27 105 19 34 4 2 0 19 4 11 0 .324 .275 (+18%) .335 (+16%) .391 (+2%) .726 (+8%) 174.7
1932 HG EWL 8 26 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 .308 — — — — 174.7
1932 KCM IND 11 39 9 14 3 1 0 14 3 3 1 .359 — — — — 174.7
1933 KCM IND 5 15 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1934 KCM IND 6 21 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 .190 — — — — 0.0
1935 KCM IND 13 50 9 15 1 0 1 8 3 6 0 .300 .279 (+7%) .342 (+9%) .399 (-5%) .742 (+2%) 33.8
1936 NYC NN2 14 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 PC NN2 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1941 NE NN2 10 29 2 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 .241 — — — — 0.0
1941 PS NN2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1941 KCM NAL 6 16 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 392 1,211 207 358 63 25 13 226 51 110 13 .296 — — — — 1,740

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 NNC KCM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (44 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home285741402.246
Away16336808.242

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-08-13 KCMBIRL 400000000
1941-08-12 KCMSNOL 200000010
1941-08-11 KCMSNOW 331000020
1941-08-10 KCMSNOW 311000010
1941-08-08 KCMSNOW 301000210
1941-08-03 KCMSNOW 300000000
1941-08-03 KCMSNOW 100000000
1941-07-30 KCMJAXW 000000020
1941-07-10 PH5NY5L 311000010
1941-07-06 NW2NY6L 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 0 0 0 0
C 340 319 1594 330 45 24
OF 4 2 2 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 KCM C 31 27 102 24 5 4
1927 KCM C 74 73 283 78 8 2
1928 KCM C 31 29 118 43 6 3
1929 KCM 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1929 KCM C 40 36 170 38 4 2
1930 KCM C 48 46 279 43 9 3
1930 KCM OF 1 1 2 1 0 0
1931 SLS C 19 18 106 11 1 2
1931 KCM 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1931 KCM C 7 7 40 8 0 1
1932 DW C 27 27 164 29 0 5
1932 HG C 8 6 36 5 0 0
1932 KCM C 11 10 46 12 2 0
1933 KCM C 4 4 20 1 0 0
1934 KCM C 5 5 23 7 0 0
1935 KCM C 13 12 96 15 4 0
1935 KCM OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1936 NYC C 3 2 9 0 3 0
1936 CAG C 2 1 10 0 0 0
1937 PC C 1 1 2 0 0 0
1937 PC OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 NE C 9 9 46 10 2 2
1941 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 PS C 1 1 5 1 0 0
1941 KCM C 6 5 39 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 340
First Base 2
Left Field 3
Center Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Young

Was Tom Young a pitcher?
No. Tom Young was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Tom Young hit?
Tom Young hit 13 career home runs with 358 hits.